# Husson Eagles football

The Husson Eagles football team represents Husson University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Eagles are members of the Conference of New England (CNE), fielding its team in the CNE since 2019. The Eagles play their home games at the Winkin Sports Complex in Bangor, Maine.
Their head coach is Nat Clark, who took over the position for the 2019 season.

## History

Husson originally established their football team in 1932, but would not field a team until 1936. The team played until 1944 before being discontinued due to World War II.
In 2002, Husson announced they would revive the football team and would begin play in 2003. The team's inaugural coach was chosen to be Gabby Price who previously coached Bangor High School.

## Conference affiliations

* Independent (2003–2008)
* Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (2009–2018)
* Commonwealth Coast Conference / Conference of New England (2019–present)

## Championships
### Conference championships

Husson claims 5 conference titles, the most recent of which came in 2018.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
| 2014 | Eastern Collegiate Football Conference | 8–2 | 7–0 | Gabby Price |
| 2015† | Eastern Collegiate Football Conference | 7–3 | 6–1 | Gabby Price |
| 2016 | Eastern Collegiate Football Conference | 9–2 | 7–0 | Gabby Price |
| 2017 | Eastern Collegiate Football Conference | 10–2 | 7–0 | Gabby Price |
| 2018 | Eastern Collegiate Football Conference | 8–3 | 6–0 | Gabby Price |
† Co-champions

## Postseason games
### NCAA Division III playoff games

Husson has appeared in the Division III playoffs four times, with an overall record of 1–4.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
| 2014 | First Round | MIT | L, 20–27 |
| 2016 | First Round | Western New England | L, 27–44 |
| 2017 | First Round Second Round | Springfield Delaware Valley | W, 23–21 L, 15–37 |
| 2018 | First Round | RPI | L, 14–38 |

### Bowl games

Husson has participated in three bowl games, and has a record of 0–3.
| Season | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
| 2008 | Gabby Price | ECAC Bowl | St. John Fisher | L, 7–17 |
| 2015 | Gabby Price | ECAC Bowl | Salve Regina | L, 39–42 |
| 2022 | Nat Clark | New England Bowl | Plymouth State | L, 20–21 |

## List of head coaches
### Key

Key to symbols in coaches list :
| General | General | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason | Postseason |
| No. | Order of coaches | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties | C% | Conference winning percentage | | |
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage | | | | |

### Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records, conference records, postseason records, championships and selected awards :
| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | O% | CW | CL | C% | PW | PL | DC | CC | NC | Awards |
| 1 | Gabby Price | 2003–2008; 2013–2018 | 117 | 72 | 45 | 0.615 | 37 | 4 | 0.902 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | – |
| 2 | Niles Nelson | 2009–2010 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 0.263 | 4 | 9 | 0.308 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | Sean Murphy | 2011–2012 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0.100 | 1 | 13 | 0.071 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 4 | Nat Clark | 2019–present | 40 | 23 | 17 | 0.516 | 15 | 9 | 0.632 | – | – | – | – | – | – |

## Year-by-year results

| National Champions | Conference Champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head Coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Season | Year | Head Coach | Association | Division | Conference | Overall | Overall | Conference | Conference | Conference | | | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Season | Year | Head Coach | Association | Division | Conference | Win | Loss | Finish | Win | Loss | Postseason | Final ranking |
| Husson Eagles |||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2003 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 0 | 7 | – | – | – | — | — |
| 2004 | 2004 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 2 | 7 | – | – | – | — | — |
| 2005 | 2005 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | — | — |
| 2006 | 2006 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 6 | 4 | – | – | – | — | — |
| 2007 | 2007 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | — | — |
| 2008 | 2008 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | Independent | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | L ECAC Northeast Bowl | — |
| 2009 | 2009 | Niles Nelson | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 4 | 5 | T–4th | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| 2010 | 2010 | Niles Nelson | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 1 | 9 | 7th | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| 2011 | 2011 | Sean Murphy | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 0 | 10 | 8th | 0 | 7 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2012 | Sean Murphy | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 2 | 8 | T–7th | 1 | 6 | — | — |
| 2013 | 2013 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 5 | 5 | T–4th | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2014 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 8 | 2 | 1st | 7 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| 2015 | 2015 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 7 | 3 | T–1st | 6 | 1 | L ECAC Chapman Bowl | — |
| 2016 | 2016 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 9 | 2 | 1st | 7 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| 2017 | 2017 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 10 | 2 | 1st | 7 | 0 | L NCAA Division III Second Round | 25 |
| 2018 | 2018 | Gabby Price | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 8 | 3 | 1st | 6 | 0 | L NCAA Division III First Round | — |
| 2019 | 2019 | Nat Clark | NCAA | Division III | Commonwealth Coast Conference|CCC / CNE | 4 | 6 | 4th | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| 2020 season canceled due to Covid-19 |||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Nat Clark | NCAA | Division III | CCC / CNE | 7 | 3 | 4th | 4 | 2 | — | — |
| 2022 | 2022 | Nat Clark | NCAA | Division III | CCC / CNE | 5 | 6 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | L New England Bowl | — |
| 2023 | 2023 | Nat Clark | NCAA | Division III | CCC / CNE | 7 | 3 | T–2nd | 3 | 2 | — | — |